Contiki-NG buffer overflow | CVE-2022-35927
NAME
Contiki-NG buffer overflow
- Platforms Affected:
Contiki-NG Contiki-NG 4.6 - Risk Level:
8.1 - Exploitability:
Unproven - Consequences:
Gain Access
DESCRIPTION
Contiki-NG is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the length parameter in the prefix information option in the RPL-Classic routing protocol implementation. By sending a specially-crafted DODAG Information Option (DIO) control message, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Access Vector: Network
- Access Complexity: High
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: High
- Availability Impact: High
- Remediation Level: Official Fix
MITIGATION
Upgrade to the latest version of Contiki-NG (4.7 or later), available from the Contiki-NG GIT Repository. See References.
- Reference Link:
https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-9rm9-3phh-p4wm - Reference Link:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-35927
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